On the other hand, there are other inventions that could be considered to be better than television. Some might argue that the computer should be awarded the
distinction of being the best invention because computers have made life easier. Others might argue that medical inventions such as heart pacemakers are the best
inventions because they help to save lives.
It can be seen that there are reasons for and against television being considered the best invention of the twentieth century. After looking at both sides I
still believe it is the best invention.
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9. Report
An information report is a kind of text when the writer gives information about a subject. In information report there are several elements that usually be put:
- General opening
- Paragraphs about the subject
- Conclusion
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In order to give a brief understanding, the sample is written below:
The lost child
Attention shoppers, we have a lost child at the information desk on level 1. She is wearing a red jumper with a picture of three pink teddy bears on the
front, and blue jeans with yellow patches on the knees. She is approximately 100 centimeters tall; has long, brown hair tied in a pony
tail; and has a small scar on her left arm. She was found outside the toy store on level 3.
Would the mother or father of this child please come to collect your daughter from the information desk on level 1, thank you.
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10. Announcement
An announcement is a short written or spoken message that commonly found in a meeting or radio or television.
When an announcement purpose is to persuade someone to
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Ibid, p. 119.
41
Mark, op.cit., p. 86.
42
Ibid., p. 88.
do something, therefore the announcement will be become an exposition. There are some features in an announcement:
- Introduction
- Message
- Conclusion
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Here short example of announcement text: Shoppers
On the fourth floor today we have a lovely selection of umbrellas. These umbrellas are the latest designs and come fashionable lime green, orange and
purple. Prices have been slashed by a whopping 30 percen t so don’t delay.
With winter just around the corner, come up to the fourth floor now and get yourself a bargain on a great umbrella
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D. The Relevant Previous Study
There are three studies found by the writer which have similarities to this study. 1.
An Analysis of the Readability of the Essays of First Year Students of Ghanaian Universities
This research was conducted by William Kodom Gyasi. The researcher’s purpose is to find out the readability of text of first year students
of Ghanaian Universities. In collecting the data, the samples were asked to make an essay. Then the texts were analyzed by using Flesch-Kincaid
Reading Ease in Microsoft Word 2007 version and SPSS 1.6. The statistical instruments used were One-way analysis ANOVA and t-test.The research
found that 55 of the essays got 30-49 and 36 of the essays got 60-69.
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Ibid, p. 141.
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Ibid.
